Vaisala Triton Wind Profiler may be the wind industry’s most trusted remote sensing system and the best value for wind measurement. The Triton remote sensing system, provides: Lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – While Triton always costs less to purchase than any other proven remote sensing system, did you know the day to day…
Second Wind unwraps a Lidar
The Pentalum SpiDAR is a wind LIght Detection And Ranging (Lidar) system that the company says is changing wind measurement and improving wind farm profitability. The SpiDAR is a cost effective, patent-pending, pulsed wind Lidar system for remote wind sensing. The unit’s architecture allows using common, reliable components to maintain a low production cost –…
Second Wind names Clean Electric Israel as reseller and CIS
Second Wind, a developer of wind measurement technology for the world’s wind power industry, has announced that it is partnering with one of the leaders in the Israeli wind industry to offer wind measurement equipment in Israel and the CIS countries. Clean Electric Israel, a Petah-Tiqwa-based company providing wind assessment and forecasting services, will offer…
Operator of UK wind farms selects Sodar to better plan operations
One of the UK’s biggest renewable energy companies is using Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to evaluate wind farm sites and position wind turbines for maximum productivity and profitability. Triton, a remote sensing system, uses sodar (sound detection and ranging) technology to measure wind at greater heights than the previous tower-based standard. Triton’s compact…
Sodar sensing for hub-height wind used more widely
Remote wind sensing is winning broader acceptance as wind farm developers use it to measure wind characteristics such as in-flow angle and turbulence. Investors are also putting confidence in remote sensing data. This message emerged from the annual Triton User Group sponsored by wind technology company and sodar manufacturer Second Wind. Independent engineers, consultants, and…
Triton sonic wind profiler makes its way to the UK
One of the UK’s biggest renewable energy companies is using Second Wind’s Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to evaluate wind farm sites and position wind turbines for maximum productivity and profitability.
University plans to put West Virginia surface mine sites to wind use
Triton Sonic Wind Profiler and SkyServe wind data service provide accurate, versatile platform for documenting wind resources in ‘brownfield’ areas too rugged and isolated for met towers. Coal mined from West Virginia’s mountains has powered this country for decades, and now Second Wind’s wind data collection equipment is helping former and active coal mining sites…
Multi-sensor wind survey in the Midwest
Developer Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind will work together on a multi-month wind farm optimization (WFO) campaign using two Triton advanced SoDAR systems at a utility scale wind project under development by Apex. This WFO represents the first case of multiple mobile ground-based wind measurement instruments being deployed simultaneously to verify several project sub-sectors and enhance pre-construction energy estimates.
Wind prospecting in Poland
Renewable energy consulting firm Wind Prospect will be taking delivery of two Second Wind Triton Sonic Wind Profilers this month to provide developers in Poland’s growing wind power market with fast, economical access to hub-height wind measurements.
Measuring Manhattan breezes
Massachusetts-based Boreal Renewable Energy Development is doing some site assessment to help bring wind power to New Yorkers this year. The site is being considered for a rooftop turbine installation that will contribute to they city’s energy needs and add a powerful symbol to its skyline.
Dartmouth students study wind in remote African areas
In a recent talk with Second Wind, I learned a group of Dartmouth College engineering students are using a Nomad 2 Wind Data Logger the company donated to study wind in a remote region of Tanzania. Through the school’s Humanitarian Engineering Project, the students will help determine whether winds in Tanzania’s Kigoma region can drive a turbine consistently and productively. T
Wind profiling in South Africa
Just six months after entering the South African wind power market, turbine manufacturer Second Wind has sold eight Triton sonic wind profilers and partnered with WISE-Wind Information Sentinel, a wind data services
Profiling for the perfect wind project
Renewable energy developer Renewable Energy Systems (RES) recently deployed a third Triton Sonic Wind Profiler for wind resource assessment.
Program gets community wind access to better wind sensors
A manufacturer of wind measurement equipment has announced a program to fuel the growth of community-scale wind power projects. The Community Wind Information Service uses leading-edge wind measurement technology from Second Wind Inc, to provide comprehensive wind resource analyses to individuals and groups considering wind turbines. The service will let community wind developers decide quickly…
Community program gives access to resource assessment
A manufacturer of wind measurement systems has developed a turn-key community wind information service to provide community wind project developers with analysis of wind power potential. Second Wind says its program will fuel the growth of community-scale wind power projects
Sodar wind sensor gets Australian wind farm the go-ahead
Wind Prospect CWP (WPCWP), an independent renewable energy developer, says it has received planning permission to build the Boco Rock Wind farm near Nimmitabel, New South Wales, Australia. This wind farm of 122 turbines and a maximum capacity of 270 MW, is the first New South Wales wind farm development project for Wind Prospect and…
Sodar measurements speed European wind-farm development
Formed in 2007 to finance the development of wind farms in Central and Eastern Europe, Continental Wind Partners (CWP) uses the Triton Sonic Wind Profiler as a part of its standard wind resource assessment practice. The developer is using advanced remote sensing (with eight Tritons) to expedite wind farm development, reduce project uncertainty and streamline…
Leasing comes to large wind sensors
A wide range of wind-energy companies can measure hub-height wind speeds by using reliable and dependable remote sensing systems in wind resource assessments. Second Wind has announced a flexible leasing program for its Triton Sonic Wind Profiler. The leasing program, operated through recently-established Second Wind Financial Services, is the first manufacturer-supported third-party leasing program for…
Sodar, data loggers, and sat comm solve remote-sensing problem
Realizing that managing data communications presents a problem, developer Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) brought in monitoring equipment to collect large accurate data sets for evaluating wind power potential even in remote sites. Expanding into more remote wind-site areas meant the company needed more data collection points unified by a communications network that allowed remote monitoring…
Sound intelligence in the search for wind power
Reprint Info >> The wind industry’s need for wind measurement has grown beyond the 60-m reach of standard meteorological (“met”) masts. To reduce uncertainty for wind projects that can cost anywhere from $100 million to $1 billion, the industry needs data from the entire rotor sweep that can’t be gleaned from 60, 80, or even…